Kale and Potato Poriyal

This green takes  along time to cook but worth afterwards. Just to enhance the dish I mixed some potatoes   and toor dhal.You can make this poriyal /thoran  only with kale also.



Ingredients:

Kale Potato Poriyal

Kale- 1 bunch.
onions- 1/2 chopped
garlic- 3 chopped
red chili flakes- 1/2 tsp(optional)
green chilies chopped- 2
mustard seeds- 1/4 tsp
jeera - 1/4 tsp
potato- 1 chopped (optional)
toor dhal - 2 tbsp cooked(optional)
salt- to taste
grated coconut- 3tbsp
oil-  1tbsp



Method:

Wash and clean kale.Remove the middle stem. chop it finely.
Chop potato into cubes and boil in water along with salt for 5 minutes.
Just cooked but not mushy. Drain the water off and keep it aside.
Set  aside 2 tbsp of toor dal which you have already cooked for making sambhar or something.
Heat  oil in a pan. When hot add mustard seeds,jeera .When they pop add garlic and green chiliies.
Add onions and saute for 1 minute.Now add kale,salt and cook until the kale is 95 % done.
Now add potato and toor dal and saute it for 1 minute. Throw in coconut and stir fry again.
Remove from fire and serve hot with sambhar or rasam rice